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Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「海闊天高」, explained here.

This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「海闊天高」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

It is a metaphor for the vastness of the world and the long journey.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hǎi kuò tiān gāo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hoi2 fut3 tin1 gou1

The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.